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edification

[ ed-uh-fi-key-shuhn ]

noun

  1. an act of edifying.
  2. the state of being edified; uplift.
  3. moral improvement or guidance.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of edification1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English (from Anglo-French ), from Latin ²¹±ð»å¾±´Ú¾±³¦Äå³Ù¾±Å²Ô-, stem of ²¹±ð»å¾±´Ú¾±³¦Äå³Ù¾±Å “act or process of building; a buildingâ€; in Late Latin also “spiritual improvementâ€; edify ( def ), -fication; aedicule ( def ),
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And I remember arriving and saying, “Listen, just for my own edification, I’d love to see the flier that you used to amalgamate this crowd that’s going to see this thing tonight.â€

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It is dedicated to the edification and protection of one of the worst politicians ever to rise to prominence in our republic.

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You might have expected technology billionaires to be well-informed about the world; someone like Musk could, if he chose, easily maintain a large research department for his personal edification.

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Freer procured Egyptian objects in part to compare them, for his own edification, with ones from East Asia.

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Both Martin and his daughter have been bulwarks against a rising tide of benightedness, so personal education and edification have felt like a fitting tribute.

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